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o'N rR��i <br />Town of Reading F��c'IVcD <br />= Meeting Minutes TOWN CLERK <br />REAr, ING., kiA. <br />P�•'�xconva <br />Board - Committee - Commission - Council: 2023 MAR -8 PM 3: 08 <br />Climate Advisory Committee <br />Date: 2020-07-22 Time: 7:00 PM <br />Building: Reading Town Hall Location: Conference Room <br />Address: 16 Lowell Street <br />Purpose: Bi -monthly meeting <br />Attendees: Members - Present: <br />David Zeek, Chair; Ray Porter, Secretary; Jeff Everson; Member; Peter <br />MacGown, Associate Member; Celeste Kracke, Member; Patti Cameron <br />RMLD, Associate Member; Travis Estes, Associate Member <br />Members - Not Present: <br />Denise McCarthy, Member; <br />Others Present: <br />Chuck Underhill, RMLD Integrated Resource Director <br />Gail Page, Greater Reading Alliance for Clean Energy (Grace) <br />Jim Satterthwaite, GRACE <br />Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Ray Porter <br />Topics of Discussion: <br />Meeting was held via a Zoom Conference Call <br />Welcome to Members and Guests <br />Introductions by guests: Chuck Underhill, Gail Page and Jim Satterthwaite <br />Review minutes, vote on acceptance <br />Meeting minutes for 7/8/2020 was accepted as amended. <br />RMLD Renewable Portfolio — Chuck Underhill: <br />• Sustainability Policy under review. <br />• New programs: electrification of carbon sources to electric customers <br />• EV program incentives <br />• Heat pump programs (central units or mini -splits retrofits) <br />• Yard equipment electrification (mowers, trimmers, chainsaws) <br />• Service panel improvements for heat pump use (60%) or isolated upgrades <br />(40%). Limited interpretation of electrical service from monthly billings (100, 200 <br />or 400 amp service) <br />• Virtual residential audits for energy efficiency (cell phone survey) <br />• Energy loads over this COVID period were lower over the winter (reduced space <br />heating). Looking at 1 to 1.5% reduction in commercial loads 1 to 1.5% load <br />reductions for residential loads. Some loads are strongly weather dependent. <br />• EV Charging stations installed as part of the RCS reporting requirements <br />• Energy New England provides various services for audits, rebates and reporting <br />• ISO New England payments for load management <br />Page 1 1 <br />